Barrel fluting. Who's doing it?

JerryJeffWalker said:
Ya, even the button rifler admits it! But I just realized why you claim no harm can be done by re-contouring someones barrel, you are in the business of re-contouring and fluting! Its like going to the thief and asking if he stole something. I'll add you to my wheel barrow list then. I simply said re-contouring could be detrimental to accuracy. You and your mullet shouldn't make blanket statements, they are almost always impossible to defend. A more proper way to argue you side would be "since I re-contour barrels and make money at it, I will argue that it is not detrimental to accuracy". BTW thanks for posting the weights of the muzzle cut-offs, this is useful information.
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ha: Actually bud, I am not in the business, nor have I ever re-contoured a single barrel for anyone but myself. But nice try. You're are the one making blanket statements claiming the best barrel makers wont contour after rifling. And resorting to personal attacks just proves your maturity.
 
double gun said:
ha: Actually bud, I am not in the business, nor have I ever re-contoured a single barrel for anyone but myself. But nice try. You're are the one making blanket statements claiming the best barrel makers wont contour after rifling.
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Contact doublegun on this forum. Excellent work and reasonable prices.

I guess this must be a joke then?

I do believe Krieger makes the best barrels but that is only my opinion. You are the one claiming that turning will not ever affect accuracy. Good luck! Now I'll sign out of this coke/pepsi argument with a "get outa the way woman, I gotta keep movin on"
 
I for one would never choose flutes or recontour. I would simply purchase the appropriate barrel. I would never flute a bolt. It makes no sense at all. none. nada. zip.
 
JerryJeffWalker said:
Contact doublegun on this forum. Excellent work and reasonable prices.

I guess this must be a joke then?

I do believe Krieger makes the best barrels but that is only my opinion. You are the one claiming that turning will not ever affect accuracy. Good luck! Now I'll sign out of this coke/pepsi argument with a "get outa the way woman, I gotta keep movin on"
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Since you dragged me into this let me respond. I'll even dumb it down a bit. When I said "Contact doublegun on this forum. Excellent work and reasonable prices." I was answering a direct question which Supercub asked on who does fluting, not recontouring barrels. I have seen doublegun's work on bolts, and it is excellent. I thought he may do a barrel as well, but I have been informed that he does neither barrel fluting, nor recontouring.

As to the question of "why flute bolts?" It is primarily a question of aesthetics. Either you like it, or you don't. Additionally you may save a bit of weight, if you are counting ounces.
 
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JerryJeffWalker from Alberia, wow dude. Just, WOW. You present yourself well, lol. Go and hammer a thousand or better still a couple thousand rounds down range this summer and avoid the internet. YOu might learn more than just reading things people might have said online.

I'd like to know if you've ever had Bevan King, Ron Smith or CGW ever work on you're iron??? You're mighty free with criticism of people in a trade that bases alot of ones' portfolio on thier reputation. If you haven't had those guys work on your guns, please apologize or state what happened.
 
only way recontureing would affect accuracy in terms of degrading is if the stess was not relieved from the metal. therefore machining will cause it to twist and warp. most barrels are stress relieved i would say all but i don't claim or desire to be known as a expert.

straight fluting should be rather easy should it not. dividing head and milling machine? now spiral fluting might be a little harder but that just be a little more cool

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E.R. Shaw, a respected U.S. barrel maker that now also produces it's own rifles on modified Savage actions, claims definite accuracy advantages with spiral fluting versus
straight fluting. It was an interesting read in Field and Stream.
 
jtoews80 said:
JerryJeffWalker from Alberia, wow dude. Just, WOW. You present yourself well, lol. Go and hammer a thousand or better still a couple thousand rounds down range this summer and avoid the internet. YOu might learn more than just reading things people might have said online.

I'd like to know if you've ever had Bevan King, Ron Smith or CGW ever work on you're iron??? You're mighty free with criticism of people in a trade that bases alot of ones' portfolio on thier reputation. If you haven't had those guys work on your guns, please apologize or state what happened.
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I've had several rifles built for me by Bevan King. All have been excellent shooters and functioned perfectly. He makes his own bbls, not to mention his chambering for wildcats and oddball cartridges, something that's not easy to find in Canada. He does good work, fast and at reasonable prices. Bevan is pretty much retired now, only doing the odd job now and then. It will be a great loss to shooters in Canada when the last gunsmith like him stops working, despite the pencil heads who would criticize him and others like him. I recently travelled to the Yukon last fall with my Bevan King built 375 CT and took a B&C Mountain Caribou it. I am very proud to own his rifles and take them on a trip like this.
 
i would love to see a poll done on who has fluted or recontured barrels and if it affected
accuracy. i have had barrels fluted and don't see any decrease in accuracy one way or another. i have had them shotened and contured and they still shoot. my 375 rem with #5 fluted montana barrel will put 250 grn sierras in .5 inches at 100 yrds. its deeply fluted and the bolts fluted too.
 
I decided to get the rifle in question recontoured, but didn't shoot it before the work. Went with a different stock as well.

I think this will be a better route than fluting.
 
Dosing said:
A rem 7600 with a fluted barrel?? Wierd :confused:
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Me weird? ;)

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